Here are two hit albums by Joni James, one of the most consistent hitmakers M-G-M ever had—a lovely collection of yesterday’s favorite songs and top hit tunes from Hollywood movies. She put more than just her voice into Among My Souvenirs —her heart is in this album of evergreens, of melodic memories that Joni treasured. Joni in Hollywood features the winsome thrush singing in her own familiar style, with lush backing by the 100 Strings. In Joni’s own words, “they’re great songs, and it’s marvelous to sing them this way.” How would you feel?

Tracklisting:01. Always (Berlin) 3:0002. When You Were Sweet Sixteen (Thornton) 2:3103. Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Friedman-Whitson) 2:2204. Alice Blue Gown (Tierney-McCarthy) 2:3305. Among My Souvenirs (Leslie-Nichols) 2:4506. When I Grow Too Old to Dream (Romberg-Hammerstein II) 2:3807. The Anniversary Song (Jolson-Chaplin) 2:1708. Together (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson) 1:5909. Something to Remember You by (Schwartz-Dietz) 2:2910. Greensleeves (Traditional) 2:2211. ‘Till We Meet Again (Whiting-Egan) 2:2012. Lullaby (Brahms) 2:0813. Tammy (Livingstone-Evans) From the film “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3:2814. True Love (Porter) From the film “High Society” 3:1415. I’ll Never Stop Loving You (Brodszky-Cahn) 3:47From the film “Love Me or Leave Me” 16. It’s Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget) (Rodgers-Hart) 3:07From “Mississippi” 17. Over the Rainbow (Arlen-Harburg) 4:11 From the film “Wizard of Oz” 18. Around the World (Adamson-Young) 3:06From the film “Around the World in 80 Days”19. I Can’t Begin to Tell You (Monaco-Gordon) 3:25From the film “The Dolly Sisters” 20. Secret Love (Fain-Webster) 3:33From the film “Calamity Jane”21. Three Coins in the Fountain (Styne-Cahn) 4:09From the film “Three Coins in the Fountain”22. The Boy Next Door (Blane-Martin) 2:14From the film “Meet Me in St. Louis”23. Dancing on the Ceiling (Rodgers-Hart) 3:25From the film “Evergreen”24. An Affair to Remember (Adamson-McCarey-Warren) 3:43From “An Affair to Remember”

Sources: Tracks #1-12, from the album “Among My Souvenirs” (MGM 3937)Tracks #13-24, from the album “100 Strings & Joni in Hollywood” (MGM 3840)

Joni James, vocals in all tracks

Personnel on "Among my Souvenirs":Orchestra Conducted by David TerryRecorded in Hollywood, 1957